1. The relationship between the extraversion trait and
use of the English language learning strategies
Seyed Hossein Fazeli
Presenter: Minyeh Tsai
Instructor: Dr. Teresa Hsu
Feb 24, 2014

2. Citation
Fazeli, S. H. (2012). The relationship
between the extroversion trait and use of the
English language learning strategies. Indian
Journal of Science and Technology, 5(4),
2651-2657.
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3. Contents
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
Critiques and Suggestions
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4. Introduction
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5. Introduction
Such studies show that in focus
Recently such strategies have been the order to
affect changes in perceptions of the
of specific research, and much of the
learners’ role in learning process;
research was descriptive. to discover more about
we need
what learners do to learn
language successfully.
(Oxford, 1990)
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6. Introduction
Since1990s, there has been a growing
interest on how personality correlates
to the academic performance.
(Oxford & Nyikos, 1989)
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7. The purpose of the study
This study aims to find out the relationship
between the Extaversion trait and use of
the English Language Learning Strategies
(ELLSs) for learners of English as a
foreign language.
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8. Literature Review
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9. Literature Review
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10. Literature Review
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11. Literature Review
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12. Literature Review
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13. Research Gap
The conclusions regarding the past studies
of extraversion and introversion varied
from each other and they are inconsistent.
(Busch, 1982; Maclntyer & Charos, 1996)
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14. Methodology
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15. Method
Choose the participants
Conduct the pilot study
Get the results
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16. SILL (Strategy Inventory for Language Learning)
Always true of
Never true of me
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17. TOFEL
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An example of structure items:
20 written expression items
15 structure items
When ______ the conference?
15 word study items
a. the doctor attended
15 word recognition vocabulary items
b. did the doctor attend
15 word production vocabulary items
c. the doctor will attend
10 short-context-passage items
d. the doctor’s attendance
10 reading comprehension items
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18. NEO-FFI
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19. Results and Discussion
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20. Results and Discussion
Table 1. The classification was suggested by Cohen, J (1988)
It was chosen as a criterion to interpret and discuss
about the strength of the correlation.
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21. Results and Discussion
Table 2. Means and Standard Deviations (SD) of the five traits of personality
The mean of the Conscientiousness(mean=23.0, SD=8.3) was less
Neuroticism trait trait (mean=34.7, SD=6.3)
than each of the means of means of the traits.
was more than each of thethe other fourother four traits.
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22. Results and Discussion
Table 3. The summary of correlations among the overall
six categories of strategy use and Extraversion trait
The students’ strategy use was positively correlated with the
Extraversion trait for the Memory Strategy, Meta-cognitive
Strategy and Social Strategy.
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23. Conclusion
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24. Conclusion
There is a significant relationship between the
Extraversion trait and use of the each of three of
the six categories of ELLSs, which are Memory
Strategy, Meta-cognitive Strategy, and Social
Strategies.
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25. Critiques and Suggestions
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26. Critiques and suggestions
 It’s not clear whether the participants actively
In order to investigate students’ actual use of
used the strategies must observe classes, personality
they indicated or use thinkstrategies, researcher
that they have. (introspection), interview, and so
aloud procedure
forth.
 The measurements which are developed in the
In order countries that not be so successfully
western to make suremay measurements developed by
western countries can
employed in the easternbe suitable for the eastern
countries.
countries, it’d be better to run a pilot study beforehand.
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27. Thank you for listening!
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